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1 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2016 Inside this issue: FROM THE PRESIDENT Message from the President 1 SPS Events Calendar 2 Membership Updates 2 Current Board 2 & 3 Boyd Workshop 3 POH - the WINNERS are 4 POH and Reception 5 Member Classes 6 GEN MTG 9/25 6 Shows to Enter/See 7 IAPS Iinfo 7 Applause, Awards 8 Check out Blog 8 Sig Review App 9 Hello SPSers.. After a long summer of fires and smoky horizons, finally fall is around the corner bringing dynamic cloudy skies to paint, and crisp cool air to enjoy. Our Pastels on High was a resounding success with 79 entries from as far away as: Bavaria, South Carolina, and New Hampshire. Our amazing board, along with several important volunteers like Deborah Hill, who accepted the shipped paintings, and Carolyn Lewis who designed our program, made the show come to life. Dug Waggoner, our juror of selection and judge Gerald Boyd honored us with their expertise. Congratulations to all of our award winners and participants. The September 25 general meeting will be a paint around. Please bring with you a photo to paint, a set of pastels and some paper to work on. Each artist will start a painting and work for about minutes and then everyone will move to another person s painting and add to their piece. We will be working in small groups of four people. This is a really fun activity giving you the opportunity to see how others paint. The results are always a surprise! See you at the September meeting!! Glo.. Gloria Vernon.. President Sierra Pastel Society

2 SPS EVENTS CALENDAR SPS Events Line-Up SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 GENERAL MEETING El Dorado Hills Senior Center. A fun PAINT AROUND Bring your pastels! and Join in! More info follows DECEMBER 3, HOLIDAY BRUNCH Shared with the Placerville Arts Assoc. Cameron Park Country Club, Cameron Park, CA DECEMBER 2, 2016 JAN Small Art Membership Show at El Dorado Arts Council (EDAC) Fausel House, Placerville, Ca More particulars to follow. (Opportunity for Holiday Sales?) March 12, 2017 Gen. Meeting - Demo by Cuong Nguyn, PSWC-DP A rare opportunity to observe a fantastic artist! Mark your calendars! ********************** NOTE: The Sierra Pastel Society is a member of IAPS. The next International Association of Pastel Societies (IAPS) Convention is scheduled for June 2017, in Albuquerque NM, with registration opening in September SPS members are eligible to attend! Start planning and saving now to attend the ultimate pastel experience! MEMBERSHIP REPORT - THE BOARD 2016 President Gloria Vernon robandglovernon@gmail.com Vice President Lucinda Johnson californiajohnson85@gmail.com Secretary Jennifer Eubanks jenneub91@charter.net Affiliate Director None at this time Treasurer Linda McCann mccann.linda@att.net Membership Director Lucinda Johnson californiajohnson85@gmail.com Bookkeeper Judith Perry judy@judithperryfineart.com Welcome new Member, Tracy Sirbello!! *********** PLEASE TELL YOUR FRIENDS about the SIERRA PASTEL SOCIETY and invite them to join us! SPS Membership is a bargain reasonable yearly dues, exciting events, amazing art shows/exhibits, insightful lectures and training from professionals, and great friends! INVITE someone to the SPS General Meeting SEPT 25 for the fun paint-around. ~Lucinda Johnson ~Membership Director

3 THE BOARD 2016 Special Events Hostess Alice Mork Public Relations Director Jean Stiles Newsletter Pat Stoddard Aragon Exhibition Director Steve Ellenburg IAPS Liaison Kathy Hall Web Coordinator Jennifer Eubanks Gerald Boyd Portrait Workshop Artists were very fortunate to be able to attend the 2 day pastel workshop given by our POH show judge, Gerald Boyd. The first day he was very thorough with explanations and demonstrations about placing the features.. and setting up the model with correct lighting, etc. Then we all got out our charcoal or pastels and did some drawing. The second day everyone got right into doing their own pastel painting of the model with her bright blue hat and red scarf! Jerry went around to each person and offered helpful hints and advice Deborah Hill set up a wonderful array of fruits and sweets, coffee and tea, for everyone to snack on during the breaks from the easel. Thanks to Kathy Hall and Deborah Hill for planning this great workshop! And THANK YOU JERRY BOYD!! You were very inspiring, helpful and instructive for us who want to learn more about the pastel portrait!...pat Stoddard Aragon.JUST A NOTE:..A few members of the present SPS Board will be stepping down at the end of the year... Some have held their position loyally for many years.. To give these members a rest we need to have some other members step up and replace them! We need some energetic people to carry on..! The positions are: IAPS liaison, Kathy Hall (keeping SPS abreast of IAPS happenings) and Public Relations Director, Jean Stiles (submitting articles to the newspapers and magazines, etc) If you might be interested in either of these positions, you can contact them at their s listed on the left sidebar. ***************************************************** If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint,.. Then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced - Vincent Van Gogh

4 AWARDS of EXCELLENCE Matt Lister - Flowers Sandy Lindblad Watching For You Debbie Patrick Are We There Yet? Best Of Show SPS $1,000 Award I Love You, But Cynthia Riordan, Saratoga, Ca William Schneider Emma Carolyn J Thompson When The Lake Is Low AWARDS of MERIT Frances Morgan - Cloud Break THELMA DAVIS AWARD LaVone Sterling A Morning In June Carolyn Braun Three Coy Kathryn Hall The Light Of Love Pat Stoddard Aragon Rest Stop Black Mtn Eve Miller Early Morning

5 ww w.sierrapastel societ y.net SPS 11th International Juried Show PASTELS ON HIGH August 16-Sept 3, 2016 Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA We had almost 150 entries for our 2016 Pastels on High International Exhibition! This was the first time that the Sierra Pastel Society has used OnlineJuriedShows.com and we think that it was a success. The Sierra Pastel Society also received close to $5000 in donations from our very generous sponsors. Please visit sierrapastelsociety.net and the Pastels on High page to see a listing of all of these companies that wanted to support us and the show.! Our juror of selection, Dug Waggoner, chose 79 Amazing paintings from the entries! The entries came from Bavaria, AZ, N Hampshire, CO, Arkansas, Ill., S Carolina, OR, Missouri, KS and CA. TRULY an INTERNATIONAL SHOW! September 3, 2016 was the Artist s Reception and handing out of the fantastic awards! Congratulations to all the participants and winners!! The Sac Fine Arts Center was a wonderful venue for our 11th Pastels On High and definitely showcased the theme of SPS; Bringing Brilliance to Art and Life. SFAC is located at 5330-B Gibbons Dr Carmichael, Ca...a few photos from the AWARDS RECEPTION September 3, 2016 SPS THANKS our SPONSORS!

6 ww w.sierrapastel societ y.net SPS Member Instructors CLASSES and WORKSHOPS 2016 Terri Ford, IAPS Eminent Pastelist, PSA Master Pastelist. Terri s workshops focus on creating luminous paintings with deeper, darker, richer under paintings and pure pigment, vibrant light. Judith Perry, SPS Weekly Pastel classes judy@judithperryfineart.com Lucinda Johnson is teaching 1 day 3 hr class Intro To Soft Pastel at Sierra College OCT 1, 2016 For info: californiajohnson65@gmail.com Gloria Vernon, SPS, PSWC, PSA is now teaching pastel classes in her studio! Contact her at or robandglovernon@gmail.com for more info and scheduling. Thaleia Georgiades offers a large variety of workshops and classes for adults at various locations. For information call Thaleia at or thaleia@directcon.net. For list of classes and workshops contact Pastel, Oil, (or Watercolor starting Oct 13) Contact: Jimmie Clair Grann jcgrann@comcast.net Information & Brochure available LaVone Sterling, SPS PSWC, Next wk Shop Sept 17, Redondo Beach w Pastel Soc of So Cal more info: (559) Visit LaVone s website at Joyce Williams, Jan Miller, Pat Stoddard Aragon Ongoing pastel classes at the Newcastle Packing Shed Studios/Gallery Newcastle, Ca info: SPS September 25th General Meeting... Our Sierra Pastel Society General Meeting for SEPTEMBER 25th should be fun We re having a PAINT AROUND! Please bring with you a photo to paint, a smallset of pastels and some paper (preferably 16x20 or larger) to work on. Each artist will start a painting and work for about minutes and then everyone will move to the right to the next person s painting and add to their piece. We will be working in small groups of four people. This is a really fun activity giving you the opportunity to see how others paint. The results are always a surprise! You may want to wear an apron! El Dorado Hills Sr Center Lassen Ln - El Dorado Hills, Ca 1 PM

7 ww w.sierrapastel societ y.net...more... NOTE: CLARK MITCHELL Pastel Painting Workshop.. Oct am-4pm $225 Coincides with PSWC Pastels USA at the Art Center Morro Bay..Contact KC Caldwell or for information ART SHOWS/EVENTS TO ENTER SHOWS TO ENTER Looking for shows to enter? is a great source of information! Pastel Journal 18th Annual Pastel 100 Competition. Deadline SEPT 6 INTERNATIONAL ARTIST Magazine Open competitions, various challenges. Latest #96 Favorite Subjects Deadline Sept 14. Online or digital photo entry. IAPS 29th Online Juried Webshow SHOWS TO SEE 2016 Bold Expressions, Show will be on display at SFAC October 4 th 29 th B Gibbons, Carmichael. Ca Art At The Classic Equine Art Show during the Draft Horse Classic Horse Show Nev Cnty Fairgrnds Grass Valley Ca Sept 22-25, 2016 Pastels USA sponsored by PSWC (Pastel Society of the West Coast). Show will hang at the Art Center Morro Bay Main St - Morro Bay, CA September 20 th through October 30 th IAPS CONVENTION PREVIEW COMING SOON The 12th Biennial IAPS Convention will take place at the Hotel Albuquerque in Albuquerque, NM on June 6-11, New this time a one-month Registration Preview will be posted later this summer giving everyone a better chance to make their plans as to which demos and workshops they want to sign up for before registration begins in the fall. Watch for this on their website, ~Kathy Hall, IAPS Liaison

8 ww w.sierrapastel societ y.net Other AWARDS, ACCOLADES AND APPLAUSE Paul Harman received a 2nd place award for his pastel Spring Runoff at the Sierras to the Sea Show at the Auburn City Hall in Auburn Ca Joyce Williams, Pat Stoddard Aragon, Bobbie Voraphongphibul and Jan Miller have pastels on display currently at Awful Annie s restaurant in Auburn. Their artwork can always be seen at the Newcastle Packing Shed Gallery in Newcastle, Ca We have four new Signature status recipients, who earned their acceptance by being in three consecutive Pastels On High shows. Congratulations to all of you: Jennifer Eubanks, Paul Harmon, Eve Miller, and Karen Keys! Placerville Arts Assoc. 50 th Annual Mother Lode Exhibition, which was in August, awarded several pastelists. Awards of Excellence: Gloria Vernon, Frances Zurek Morgan. Sandy Lindblad received an Award of Merit and the Anita Wolff award. September Glow and Sunshine and Shadows are two of the 10 pastel paintings LaVone Sterling will have on display at A Sense of Place Fine Art Gallery 2003 N Van Ness, Fresno, Ca beginning September 8th. There is an artist's reception on September 23rd from 4-7 p.m. LaVone also is featured in the Oct/Nov issue of International Artist magazine!! Several SPS artists were accepted in to the PSWC Show to be held in Morro Bay! Jan Miller was awarded an Award of Excellence for her pastel in the Magnum Opus XXVII Show at the Sac Fine Art Center in Carmichael, Ca. HAVE YOU CHECKED THE SPS BLOG TODAY? There is LOTS of information on Sierra Pastel Society s BLOG! Log on to the SPS website and choose Blog Visit our blog site often to get the latest news! If you wish to add something of interest to the SPS Blog: send your info, subject line Blog, to Jennifer Eubanks and she will post it!! jenneub91@charter.net Please submit any news, photos, brags, etc, etc to me, Pat Stoddard Aragon for the November/December 2016 newsletter.... DEADLINE OCT 21!!! pataragon41@gmail.com

9 Sierra Pastel Society APPLICATIONS FOR SIGNATURE STATUS REVIEW ~ DUE NOVEMBER 1, 2016 The review process for those wishing to apply for Sierra Pastel Society Signature Member status in 2016 has been set up. If you are currently an associate member and wish to be considered for the signature level, you will need to send a cd with 5 digital images of your current work, a check for $15 made out to SPS, and the form below to SPS President, Gloria Vernon, by November 1st. After November 1, the submitted images will be forwarded to an independent juror for review. Each applicant will receive an acceptance/rejection notification with comments available from the juror. Those who receive Signature Status will receive a certificate, and may use the initials SPS after their signature on their artwork or in publications as long as they remain a member in good standing. The newsletter will announce the new Signature members to the general membership. Preparing your application Submit images only of soft pastel paintings done within the last 3 years, and entirely original in concept; no work done in a student setting under supervision is allowed. Make sure you have good quality images that are an accurate representation of the work you wish to have evaluated, with no frame or mat visible. Images must be pc compatible and in Jpeg format. Please save images with the longest side at 900 pixels, and a resolution of 300 dpi. *If you make adjustments to the size of an image, always save the original as it was, and give the new image a different name. Please name the five images you are submitting for Signature Status review as follows: the number 1, 2, or 3 etc followed by the title of the painting. (1Sunset at Sea, 2Mountain View, 3Meadow Morning, etc) Do Not put your name on the images. Fill out, sign, and send the form below along with your CD and check for $15 made out to Sierra Pastel Society to Gloria Vernon Thompson Hill Rd - Placerville, CA Cut Here APPLICATION FOR SIGNATURE MEMBERSHIP (please print) Last Name First Name Address City State Zip IMAGES: Title 1: Title 2: Title 3: Title 4: Title 5:: The pastels shown on the submitted images are entirely my own original work. Signature: Date:

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